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Words are not swords.

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Words are wind, and the wind from Manderly's mouth means no more than the wind escaping his bottom.

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Disease could wipe out an army quicker than any battle.

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Never speak of defeat before battle.

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Words are wind.

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The looters comes with the carrion crows after every battle.

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Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.

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Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back.

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Then Royce's parry came a beat too late. The pale sword bit through the ringmail beneath his arm. The young Lord cried out in pain. Blood welled betwe...more

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Some words are wind, ser. Some are treason.

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Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.

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A man is never so vulnerable in a battle as when he flees," Lord Eddard has told Jon once. "A running man is like a wounded animal to a soldier. It ge...more

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Armageddon,' Sandy said. 'The final battle. The ultimate confrontation between good and evil. That's what armageddon is supposed to be. Right?'Hobbins...more

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I don’t know what message to send to Bran. Help him Tyrion.”“What help could I give him? I am no maester, to ease his pain. I have no spell to give hi...more

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Fighting is better than this waiting,” Brienne said. “You don’t feel so helpless when you fight. You have a sword and a horse, sometimes an axe. When ...more